Just in time for our all-store bunch special!

Stop in today for a bunch (or two, or three!)

We also have a 3-bunch arrangement of Fall Pomps (Chrysanthemums) on special this week at our website, send seasonal and save!

Buy them by the bunch or have them delivered!

Stop into any Walter Knoll Florist flower shop and pick up a bunch or two –

Need one delivered?  We have special pricing on our Designer’s Choice Autumn Mix Bouquets

Check back for news on our upcoming Holiday Open House!

Exotic mixed tropical bouquet bunches

Check out all our tropical bouquets - they are perfect for any occasion

 

I imagine if you grew Oriental lilies in your garden this year that, like mine, the blooming season is over.

But, never fear!  Walter Knoll Florist is here to improve the fragrance of your day!  Our wholesale bunch special thru Labor Day (9/5) is Oriental Lilies – bunches of 10 for $25.  That’s a lot of blooms and a lot of fragrance!

So stop into one of our stores and ask for the Wholesale Bunch Special – you’ll be glad you did!

Or have some Oriental lilies delivered , save some money and make someone’s day!

 

Everyone loves sunflowers – they are amazing plants to grow and harvest – I grow some every year – here’s a pic from back in the 70s!

This year my neighbor had a wild one show up in his garden along our fence – the mama of all sunflowers!

For the next two weeks we have a sunflower special going on at Walter Knoll Florist – our wholesale bunch special thru August 21 is 5 fabulous sunflowers for $7.50.  We also have special savings on an arranged sunflower bouquet that you can have delivered, because we know that not everyone can grow them!

This year I am growing some “white” sunflowers – this couple appears to be having one of those “May/December” relationships!

 

Lemon Chiffon Cake

adapted from recipe by Jen Castle,

Hell’s Backbone Grill, Boulder, Utah

published in “O” but of course I found it online . . .

For the Cake

2 cups flour

1-1/2 cups sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

Juice of 2 lemons plus water to equal 3/4 cup

7 egg yolks

1/2 cup vegetable oil

Grated zest of 3 lemons (reserve some for Glaze-see below)

2 teaspoons vanilla

8 egg whites

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

For the Glaze

1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar

2 teaspoons powdered egg whites

2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons melted butter

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Preheat the oven to 325°.

In a large mixer bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Add the lemon juice + water, egg yolks, oil, lemon zest and vanilla.

Beat mixture at medium speed until the batter is blended and smooth.  Set aside.

In a large mixer bowl, beat the egg whites and the cream of tartar at medium-low speed until foamy.

Gradually increase the speed to high and beat the whites until stiff (but not dry) peaks form.

Gently fold 1/3 of the beaten whites into the batter with a rubber spatula just until blended.

Fold in the remaining whites just until combined. Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.

Bake 1 hour, or until the top springs back when lightly touched with a fingertip and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

Immediately invert the cake, still in the pan, onto the neck of a wine bottle or a large funnel. Cool completely.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients until smooth.

Remove the cake from the pan.  Invert (or not) the cake onto a serving plate.

Spread the icing on top of the cake, allowing some of the glaze to drip down the sides.

Too hot to bake you say?  We’ve got you covered with cakes AND pies AND cookies

And you know you can get your rudbeckia (black eyed susans) at our garden center on LaSalle and California!

Choose 10, 20 or 30 gladioli arranged in rectangular clear glass vases – 10 will be all one color, 20 will be 10 each of 2 colors and 30 will be 10 each of 3 colors – we’ll choose the prettiest on hand. Our locally grown gladioli are spectacular and in a wide range of colors. NOTE: sale pricing for local metro St Louis area deliveries only.To order visit us at Walter Knoll Florist From $44.98  Delivered

Mr Stinky (my amorphophallus plant) finally came up out in my yard around Father’s Day – easily at least a month later than last year’s arrival.  It has grown so quickly and reproduced a dozen babies – check ‘em out!

The large one is over 5 feet tall and the stem is at least 3 inches across – that means the rhizome must be the size of a football!

Here is another unusual thing in my garden – an Italian tomato call Cuore Di Bue (which means Heart of Ox) – It’s a fancy oxheart type tomato with lots of flesh and not much seeds.   Have not had any turn red yet, but I’ll post a pic when they do!  How’s your garden growing?

My black eyed Susan (rudbeckia) is blooming gangbusters!  And spreading out nicely – Lots of flowers to cut and bring inside in a vase!

What?  You don’t have flowers in your yard to cut and enjoy!  Well stop into any Walter Knoll Florist location and check out our Summer Roses – a full dozen are only $12.50 cash n carry – at $12.50 a dozen, I think you’ll want 2 or 3 dozen!   What a perfect day to take a dozen roses over to your neighbor who is grabbing your newspaper off your front lawn while you vacation next month!

Or we have mini hydrangea bunches at wholesale pricing too – $24.95 for a mixed pastel colored bunch.  (While supplies last)

 

The Summer Roses are here. Stop by any Walter Knoll Florist location and pick them up wrapped for only $12.50 per dozen, or pick up a dozen in a vase for $29.99. Web orders are offered in a vase only. (published web prices include delivery)

You can stop by and pick up a dozen or two or three, They come wrapped and ready to enjoy.  If you like you can have us arrange them in a vase for a little more.  You can purchase a vase and put them in yourself.  You can even order them in a cube via the web site and have us deliver them.

To check out the web versions of the summer roses click here.